Upon attending the forty-eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Convocation, I had the privilege of hearing the inspiring words of Mr. Juan Williams. Mr. Williams is widely known for his book entitled “Eyes on the prize.” Within his book he talks about racial equality and the way in which as people can achieve this common goal. His book has opened up the floor for so many conversations about the journey of our ancestor and how we can make changes within our community today. He allowed me to see that as a writer my words and the topics in which I chose to speak up, should be about the things that people either try to ignore or are afraid to talk about. My words should not collect dust on library bookshelves, but be the catalyst for conversations
